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Creole houses, found from New Orleans to northern Louisiana, are one of the nation’s unique architectural treasures. A blend of French and Spanish colonial styles, with West Indian, Canadian, and other influences, these lovely houses were astutely designed to withstand their sultry, subtropical environment. Significantly, most major examples withstood the devastating hurricanes of 2005.No other book of photography evocatively examines the development of this singular American style, embracing architecture and interior decoration, which thrived from the early eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth century. Creole Houses offers an appreciation of Creole culture as seen through its historic homes and celebrates not only a memorable way of life, but the history, and the unique sensibility, that produced it.
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A must have for all who have a wet, warm spot in their hearts for New
Orleans. -- World of Interiors, June 2007
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Orleans. -- World of Interiors, June 2007
Creole houses, found from New Orleans and the bayou country to northern Louisiana, are one of the nation's unique architectural traditions. A blend of French and Spanish colonial styles with other influences, these houses are not only lovely; they were astutely designed to withstand their sultry, subtropical environment. (Significantly, no major examples were lost to the devastating hurricanes of 2005). Among the things Creoles brought into gentle harmony here were houses of simple, understated beauty and essential practicality. This book showcases the architecture, interiors and decor of twenty-one quintessential Creole homes, including one-story cottages, grand plantation houses and refined urban town houses, all meticulously restored. They are the products of the rich culture that flourished in Louisiana before it became part of the United States in 1803 - a mass of European, Canadian, West Indian, African and Native American influences. "Creole Houses" traces the development of this singular American style, which thrived from the early eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth century and offers an appreciation of Creole culture as seen through its historic homes.It is a celebration not only of a memorable vernacular architecture, but of the history and the unique sensibility, that produced it.
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- PublisherAbrams
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0810954958
- ISBN 13 9780810954953
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages192
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CREOLE HOUSES: Traditional Homes of Old Louisiana.
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Book Description First Edition, Third Printing. Large square 8vo. hardback in blue pictorial paper-covered boards, with unclipped dust jacket; 190pp, lavishly illustrated in colour. Very light corner wear to dust jacket, overall VG/VG. (SHELF 33) ISBN: 9780810954953 PLEASE NOTE: Heavy Book (1.3 kg+) Postage outside the UK will incur a surcharge. ** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** The shop is open 7 days a week. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. Seller Inventory # 51351
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Creole Houses; Traditional Homes of Old Louisiana
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Steve Gross and Sue Daley -- Photographers (illustrator). First Edition. Foreword James Conaway: Still Standing, Still Inspiring, acknowledgements, a note on Louisiana's Creole Culture and suggested reading. Colour photographic end pages, both different, with the colour photographs within the book taken by Steve Gross and Sue Daley. Photographic boards, being iron lace work with a blue coloured wash overlay, and blue coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. "Creole houses, found in new Orleans and throughout Louisiana, are among the nation's unique architectural treasures. Products of the rich culture that flourished before Louisiana became part of the United States in 1803, they blend French and Spanish colonial designs with West Indian, African and Native American influences, resulting in a singular American-style uniquely suited to the subtropical environment." -- from the front panel blurb. Minor rubbing of the book corners and backstrip corners. A little rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels. Some creasing to the top dustwrapper edge. Size: Landscape Octavo. [5], 6 -190, [2] pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Steve Gross and Sue Daley -- Photographers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Architecture; United States; Photography. ISBN: 0810954958. ISBN/EAN: 9780810954953. Inventory No: 0130207. Hardcover (Photographic Boards). Seller Inventory # 0130207
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